of a kind

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhv, ov ey kahynd]
- /ʌv, ɒv eɪ kaɪnd/
- /əv ə kaɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhv, ov ey kahynd]
- /ʌv, ɒv eɪ kaɪnd/

Definitions of of a kind words

noun of a kind a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category: Our dog is the same kind as theirs. 1
noun of a kind nature or character as determining likeness or difference between things: These differ in degree rather than in kind. 1
noun of a kind a person or thing as being of a particular character or class: He is a strange kind of hero. 1
noun of a kind a more or less adequate or inadequate example of something; sort: The vines formed a kind of roof. 1
noun of a kind Archaic. the nature, or natural disposition or character. manner; form. 1
noun of a kind Obsolete. gender; sex. 1

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Origin of of a kind

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English kinde, Old English gecynd nature, race, origin; cognate with Old Norse kyndi, Old High German kikunt, Latin gēns (genitive gentis); see kin

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Parts of speech for Of a kind

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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of a kind popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for of a kind

adj of a kind

copier — A copier is a machine which makes exact copies of writing or pictures on paper, usually by a photographic process.

adjective of a kind

carbon — Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
copy — If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
correspondent — A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who specializes in a particular type of news.
ditto — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
equivalent — Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

All 6 Synonyms of of a kind